This is an analysis of the poem For The Sake Of All Of The People that begins with:

They seek to find anything,
To represent lofty images they have of themselves....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXacc cbbcXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101 01011010011001 11 10100001010110 10011101 1000101001 111110100 11101001010 0011110100111000 110101001010010011 0010111010 1010100101101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, they, of are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of For The Sake Of All Of The People;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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